Welcome to Raised Floor Living for Building Pros!

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) promotes the advantages of raised wood floor foundations to building professionals and consumers. Visitors to this site can learn more about cost savings, insurance benefits, reduced flood risk and aesthetic charm associated with raised wood floor homes.

Why Build Raised?

Designers and builders who offer the raised floor option, framed with strong, durable, renewable wood, create value for themselves and the homeowner. The raised floor homeowner accrues lifelong benefits such as curb appeal, comfort, practicality and lasting value. Discover all of the raised floor advantages here. Building a wood-framed raised floor foundation compares favorably to the cost of a slab. Our construction process walks you through the raised floor basics, from soils and footings to floor framing.

Videos Offer Raised Floor Construction Basics

Never built a raised floor home before? Or perhaps you just want a “refresher” or some new ideas. Either way, these short “how to” segments will bring you quickly up to speed on the basics of raised floor construction. Links to all six videos are below.

The modern closed crawl space is dry, energy efficient, functional, and practical to build. Here is information intended to help home builders transition from a slab-on-grade or conventional vented crawl space, or to improve existing design and construction practices. This six-page publication is consistent with the provisions of the 2012 International Residential Code (IRC), and is focused on warm and mixed-humid climate regions in the Southeast (Climate Zones 3A and 4A). Some common local construction practices are also addressed.

For more information about constructing closed crawlspaces, click here.